“Chhota-bada har party ka vidhayak bahut mehnat, tikadam aur investment kar chunaav jeetata hai ki bichaara paanch saal mein kuchh kamaega aur kisee ko hak nahin banata hai ki uske investment ko khatre mein daale.” (The legislator of every small party or the big party wins the election by making a lot of say, manipulation and investment that he will earn something in five years and no one is entitled to the to put his investment in danger)—MANOJ BAJPAI IN PRAKASH JHA’S ‘SATYAGRAH’
These days, when election campaigning is on its peak, people have become fed-up from those contesting candidates who are seeking their votes so that they can serve them better. The vote seekers had made the same assurances in the previous elections, but what they served and to whom they served is a debatable point in the public domain. As per the mandatory provisions when the candidates submitted their income details, people were surprised to know that the moveable and immoveable assets of their representatives (read MLAs and ministers) increased to manifolds during past five years.
One can easily find people saying that before getting elected most of the contesting candidates struggle for bread and butter and within no time they buy SUVs. How they earn such things? Whether contesting election and making expenditure within permissible limit mean a person making investment?
It has now become a common perception that only those persons win election, who can spend highest money in election as electoral politics has made people as dishonest. The name of the public service is getting redundant all over. “It looks like corrupt will win more. People do not have any sense with the announcements: They wait for the night to see who will provide money, liquor, non-veg and blankets,” a veteran observer requesting anonymity said.
People having money and those who bear criminal background will continue to dominate politics and a gentleman and a kind man will not come in politics. To make service by putting 28 lakh of money honestly means to invest capital means doing business. Investing money with dishonesty means investment of more than the limit of Rs 28 lakh fixed by the Election Commission of India for every contesting candidate in assembly elections is a different thing.
“Why they do not go to the hospital or the market to serve people and instead why you turn towards politics? Then, after serving as MLA and MP for the term of 5 years you get lifelong pension,” this is the reaction of common voters after contesting candidates return from their homes or localities on finishing canvassing.
REALITY OF MANIFESTO
“Manifestos of most of the parties are also filled with welfare schemes, which include lucrative announcements for low income groups and debt waivers for farmers. Its economic purpose promotes tax burden on people with transparent income. Likewise, it promotes tendencies of inability to work among those lower income groups who are dependent on various types of subsidies. In nutshell, the election manifesto starts damaging the public exchequer soon after their announcement itself,” as disclosed by professor of economics, Vikram University.
POLL BONANZA
- This is an 80% plus profit event for the winner.
- Sometimes the losers also earn.
- Before the election and after the election, see the balance sheet of those who win and you will be astonished to see his moveable and immoveable assets grow manifold in just five years.
- See the local area development funds provided to MLAs and MPs as only 15% of that fund compensate the entire election expenses.
- Rutba, social status, the right to interfere in government affairs would be available free of cost.
- Barring someone who really renders social services, the rest will be found serving their near-dear ones only or serving self-interests.
- The horror that democracy has in India is probably nowhere in the world.
- Economics of election is very heavy on democracy.
- The tradition of securing a top place in this class of fame to own sons, brothers and sisters is practiced by all the political parties.
- reality, elections are going on as an industry, in which one-year investment is a big advantage deal with a five-year big heavy return.
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